Mimess | |
Native Name: | ميمس |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location within Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.4197°N 35.7142°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Nabatieh Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Hasbaya District |
Elevation M: | 800 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Mimess (Arabic: ميمس) is a local authority the Hasbaya District in Lebanon.
In 1838, during the Ottoman era, Eli Smith noted the population of Mimis as being Druze and "Greek" Christians.[1]
In 1875 Victor Guérin noted: "At nine hours fifteen minutes, I crossed the Wadi Mimas, which leads to the Wadi et-Teim. Beyond, to the north, rises, on a hill, the village of the same name. It is inhabited by Druses and schismatic Greeks. Some ruins on a mound next to this village, on the west side, are called Kharbet Ras A'ly".[2]
. Victor Guérin. Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. 1880. L'Imprimerie Nationale. Paris. French.